Art for Peace

Opened in December 2025, the Lin Xiang Xiong Art Gallery is a landmark cultural destination in Penang and the world’s first art gallery built over the sea. The Gallery houses more than 400 paintings by Professor Lin Xiang Xiong, spanning over six decades of artistic creation.

The collection reflects the artist’s lifelong advocacy of “Art for Peace,” featuring works that address themes of anti-war, anti-poverty, and environmental protection. Through compelling visual narratives, the artworks encourage reflection on humanity’s shared challenges and inspire a more liveable, sustainable, and harmonious world.

Visitors can also explore paintings in the distinctive Nanyang painting style, capturing the charm of fishing villages, kampong life, and the rich cultural heritage of Southeast Asia.

The Gallery also serves as a platform for cultural exchange through forums, exhibitions, and educational programmes that foster dialogue on art, society, and human values.

Combining a unique waterfront setting with a remarkable collection of artworks, the Gallery offers visitors a meaningful cultural experience in Penang.

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An open jam for artists, makers, and anyone who enjoys creating together. Bring something to work on, enjoy the music, and make in good company. A crossover with The Makers Market at Hin Bus Depot. RM10 participation fee required.
Venture into a forest of memories, identities, and unseen connections in “Shifting Whispers”, a multidisciplinary exhibition by the artistic collective Parallax. Structured around a unique “Core and Canopy” concept, the exhibition brings together five artists whose distinct perspectives on landscape, belonging, and transformation converge within The Nexus—a collaborative installation where their creative practices intertwine. Through immersive artworks and sensory encounters, “Shifting Whispers” invites audiences to explore the fluid boundaries between self and environment, revealing the hidden stories that shape the world around us.
What happens when silence becomes violence? After a powerful run in Penang and Kuala Lumpur, the award-winning “TEWAS: No Light at the End of the Tunnel” arrives at George Town Festival—a visceral theatrical experience confronting the haunting realities of bullying within Malaysian educational institutions. Blending raw storytelling with explosive physical theatre, TEWAS plunges audiences into a fractured world shaped by fear, complicity, survival, and the systems that fail to protect the vulnerable. Nominated 7 times at the 2025 BOH Cameronian Arts Awards and winner of Best Group/Ensemble Performance (Theatre), TEWAS is not just a performance—it is a reckoning. Are you ready to witness it?